The Botkins Trojans will face off against the Jackson Center Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Botkins is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Tri-County North 64-20. 64 seems to be a good number for the Trojans as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jackson Center). They blew past Mississinawa Valley 66-37 on Thursday. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Blackhawks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
The win (which was Botkins' third in a row) raised their record to 17-6. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.3 points on average over those games. As for Jackson Center, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9.
Botkins came up short against Jackson Center when the teams last played back in January, falling 58-47. Can Botkins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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